2018 London Broncos season | ||||
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2018 Championship Rank | 2nd | |||
Play-off result | Promoted to Super League via Million Pound Game | |||
Challenge Cup | Fifth Round | |||
2018 record | Wins: 22; draws: 1; losses: 10 | |||
Points scored | For: 1,094; against: 649 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | David Hughes | |||
Head Coach | Danny Ward | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Trailfinders Sports Ground | |||
Avg. attendance | 962 | |||
High attendance | 1,904 vs. Leeds Rhinos 19/08/2018 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Kieran Dixon - 26 | |||
Goals | Jarrod Sammut - 114 | |||
Points | Jarrod Sammut - 316 | |||
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The 2018 London Broncos season was the 39th in the club's history, their fourth consecutive campaign out of the Super League and the third since moving to Ealing and the Trailfinders Sports Ground.
Competing in the 2018 Betfred Championship and the 2018 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup, the club was coached by Danny Ward, ending the regular league season in second place behind the Toronto Wolfpack, thereby qualifying for the 2018 Super League Qualifiers.
The London Broncos finished in fifth position at the end of the seven match qualifying series, earning themselves a place in the Million Pound Game and a trip to Canada to play Toronto Wolfpack, and the on-field season concluded with a sensational victory and promotion back to the European Super League, Rugby League's top flight in the Northern Hemisphere, for the 2019 season.
Pre-season preparations conclude with two away fixtures, a close victory at Betfred Championship 1 side, Doncaster 22–16 in freezing snowy conditions, followed by a narrow 18–24 loss at Betfred Super League outfit, Hull Kingston Rovers.
The Broncos begin the sponsored Betfred Championship season in fine style by winning their opening four fixtures, three of them at home.
Barrow Raiders are dispatched 56–12 on the season's opening day following a masterful man of the match display by James Meadows on debut, and following a hard-fought 12–0 away success at Dewsbury Rams, Eddie Battye and Jarrod Sammut the try scorers, two further home victories over traditional rivals, Featherstone Rovers and the much fancied Toronto Wolfpack see the London-based outfit top the early season table.
The month begins in freezing conditions, courtesy of the Beast from the East, which results in the Broncos' Round 5 fixture at Sheffield Eagles being postponed on 4 March.
The Broncos record a fifth straight championship victory the following weekend however, defeating Batley Bulldogs 68–12 in a twelve try blitz at Trailfinders Sports Ground in front of a crowd of 1,200. Kieran Dixon bags four tries, and there are braces for Api Pewhairangi and Rhys Williams.
The Broncos commence their Ladbrokes Challenge Cup campaign seven days later with a long trip to Betfred Championship 1 club, Workington Town, and a close encounter sees the Londoners emerge victorious 22–20, Rhys Williams repeats the feat of seven days previous with a try double, and Api Pewhairangi and Tom Spencer also cross the chalk line for Danny Ward's side.
The midweek Ladbrokes Challenge Cup draw pits the Broncos with a tough looking trip to a revitalised Leigh Centurions, the former Betfred Super League outfit recovering form after an inauspicious start to life back in the Betfred Championship.
The last Sunday of the month has the Broncos travelling north to Heywood Road, home of struggling Swinton Lions and the visitors record a thumping 64–18 win to reassert their authority at the top of the championship table. The twelve try rout sees a hat-trick for Alex Walker and doubles for Kieran Dixon and James Cunningham. James Meadows, Will Lovell and Lewis Bienek also grab four-pointers to further emphasis the growing influence of the London produced players while Tom Spencer and Ben Hellewell complete the scoring.
Good Friday sees the visit of Sylvain Houles' Toulouse Olympique, and despite an early score by captain, Jay Pitts, the hosts struggle in the extremely wet conditions and subside to a first league defeat of the campaign, the French side running out easy 36-16 victors.
In a precursor to the upcoming 5th round Ladbrokes Challenge Cup tie later in the month the Broncos complete their Easter programme at Leigh Centurions. A hard-fought encounter on Bank Holiday Monday in front of 3, 328 sees Danny Ward's men just come up short, tries from Elliot Kear, James Cunningham and Matty Gee not enough to prevent a second defeat inside four days as the improving hosts record a fourth straight championship victory.
Another tough day at the office ensued six days later, as a trip to Halifax R.L.F.C. results in a third defeat in as many games, the Broncos unable to take advantage of the hosts twice being reduced to 12 men in a feisty encounter, eventually losing 16–26 to Richard Marshall's Shaymen.
The Broncos in need of a return to winning ways, travelled to Rochdale Hornets on the following Friday and returned south with two valuable points. Kieran Dixon led the way with a treble added to by a Sadiq Adebiyi brace, scores sufficient to see the Broncos victorious 30–15 on an extremely wet evening at the Crown Oil Arena.
A return to Lancashire and the Leigh Centurions the following weekend proves less fruitful, a below par performance ends with the Londoners crashing out of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup 0-40.
The month is completed with a comfortable eleven try home win over lowly Dewsbury Rams, the mercurial Jarrod Sammut contributing 29 points, three tries and ten goals in a 64-6 success.
The early May Bank holiday weekend has the Broncos play host to familiar foes, in the shape of Leigh Centurions, and despite a fantastic effort in sweltering conditions the home side fall to a third defeat by Kieron Purtill's Leigh Centurions team inside five weeks. An absorbing encounter in front of a season's best crowd to date of 1, 340 has the spectators on the edge of their seats, tries from Rhys Williams, Alex Walker, Matty Gee, James Meadows and Sadiq Adebiyi not quite enough to prevent a 30-40 reverse and a slide to fourth place in the Betfred Championship table.
The next two weekend's see the Broncos rack up 112 points in two victories over Sheffield Eagles, the first, the postponed Round 5 fixture. The month ends with a first defeat at the Summer Bash as Toulouse Olympique again prove too strong for the Broncos who lose 28–40 in sunny Blackpool, despite tries from Jarrod Sammut, captain Jay Pitts, Ben Evans and two from Rhys Williams.
With a week off due to the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup quarter-finals the Broncos have time to re-group, ahead of their first ever trans-atlantic fixture at Betfred Championship leaders, Toronto Wolfpack. The hosts, backed by a crowd of 7, 384 are intent on avenging their only league defeat of the season back in February, and prove difficult opponents, tries from Jarrod Sammut and Elliot Kear unable to prevent a 12–32 loss, a result that sees the Broncos drop out of the top four.
Lowly Rochdale Hornets and Swinton Lions visit Trailfinders Sports Ground before month end, and Danny Ward's team regain their form with two impressive victories, a regular season's best 68–0 against the former, and an equally convincing 58–22 over the latter.
The race for the top four is as red hot as the 2018 British Isles Heat Wave, and the competition remains fierce with six teams firmly in the hunt ahead of the last five fixtures. Toronto Wolfpack are seemingly secure at the head of the table, but the other five clubs, Toulouse Olympique, Featherstone Rovers, Halifax R.L.F.C., Leigh Centurions and the Broncos all hold genuine aspirations of securing a place in the Super League Qualifiers ahead of the mid-season break.
The Londoners, with a tough looking run-in, remain firmly in contention in fifth place and continue their charge with a 38–16 triumph at Batley Bulldogs, a brace from Rhys Williams, and further efforts from Api Pewhairangi, Matty Gee, Jay Pitts and Kieran Dixon enough to secure the points against Matt Diskin's side.
A third match up of the campaign against Toulouse Olympique sees the teams share forty points. In temperatures reaching 33c the Broncos fight back from 12 to 20 down to grab a point in the game's last quarter, an Eddie Battye try is converted by Kieran Dixon, who then kicks a 75th minute pressured penalty to secure a potentially vital point in France.
The Broncos host Halifax R.L.F.C. the following weekend, and in another tight encounter, the home side gain a narrow and important 20–18 win, courtesy of tries by the prolific Rhys Williams who crosses the whitewash twice, Alex Walker and Ben Evans. The result returns the Broncos to the top four ahead of a pivotal fixture away to third placed Featherstone Rovers seven days later, and despite trailing 0–7 at the break, the Broncos roar back in the second stanza, tries from Kieran Dixon, Jarrod Sammut and Alex Walker enough to earn a 14-7 come from behind victory.
The season defining win crucially leaves the fate of the Broncos in their own hands going into their final game of the regular campaign, a trip to Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness, home of Barrow Raiders. A crushing thirteen try 72–6 rout of the Cumbrians secures a place in the Super League Qualifiers, and second spot in the Betfred Championship for the third successive season behind winners, Toronto Wolfpack. The Broncos can now look forward to four home games in the Super League Qualifiers and just edge out Toulouse Olympique and Halifax R.L.F.C. on points difference with Featherstone Rovers and Leigh Centurions consigned to the Championship Shield.
The Broncos kick-off the Super League Qualifiers with a fixture at Widnes Vikings in front of the Thursday evening Sky Sports cameras. Trailing 0–6 at the break Danny Ward's men produce a stunning second half performance to earn a dramatic 21-20 come from behind victory. Mark Ioane crosses early in the second half to reduce the arrears, and despite falling 4-14 behind, 3 tries in nine minutes from Daniel Harrison and a Kieran Dixon double, the second a 70-metre interception, puts the Londoners 20-14 ahead. The hosts level in a tense finale, only for Jarrod Sammut to win it for the London Broncos with a long range field goal in the dying seconds of a riveting contest.
The Broncos entertain current Super League champions, Leeds Rhinos in Round 2, and a season's best home crowd of 1,904 witness an entertaining encounter with the Broncos registering 22 unanswered second half points, although these are not enough to prevent a 32–48 defeat. A brave effort sees Rhys Williams bag another brace while there is a first professional try for Daniel Hindmarsh. Kieran Dixon and Ben Hellewell also cross the chalk-line in their 100th appearances for the club.
The London Broncos begin the month and continuation of their Super League Qualifiers campaign seven days after Catalans Dragons historic 2018 Challenge Cup Wembley success with a second trip of the season to Canada, and a fixture with Toronto Wolfpack. A scintillating four try blitz inside eight second half minutes is unable to prevent Danny Ward's men from falling to a 22-34 reversal in front of a partisan crowd of 7,557 the prolific Rhys Williams and Kieran Dixon add to their season's try tally and there are also four pointers for Alex Walker and Ben Evans.
The London Broncos play host to fellow Betfred Championship side, Toulouse Olympique eight days later in a crucial fourth out of seven Super League Qualifiers fixture, and a season's best display results in Danny Ward's men run out convincing 34-8 victors, a success that sees the Londoners leapfrog their French counterparts in the table and into a Million Pound Game position. Alex Walker bags a try double, to reach 20 for the season, whilst there are further tries from James Cunningham, Kieran Dixon and Ben Hellewell, the latter two stirring length of the field interception efforts.
Game 5 of the qualifiers campaign saw the London Broncos travel to familiar foes, Hull Kingston Rovers, and despite a gutsy display on Yorkshire's east coast, the Southerners came up short, on the wrong end of an 18–30 score line. The irrepressible Jarrod Sammut reached 20 tries for the season to draw the Londoners level early on, and although Matty Gee and Michael Channing added second half four pointers, these were not enough to secure the spoils for the Broncos who dropped out of the Million Pound Game positions as a consequence. The Broncos returned home to host Salford Red Devils seven days later, the match moved forward 24 hours at the behest of the Rugby Football League (RFL) to accommodate broadcast partner, Sky Sports' scheduling of the final round of fixtures the following week. In one of the most memorable games seen in the Capital in recent times, the Londoners emerged victorious 11-8 after a titanic battle against their Betfred Super League opponents. The heavens had opened mid morning and continued long into the night, but the inclement weather failed to deter captain, Jay Pitts who scored the home side's only try of the afternoon with a close-range effort after 14 minutes. Thereafter, a combination of heroic defence and the ever-reliable kicking boot of Jarrod Sammut, was enough to see Danny Ward’s team secure two crucial points, and leave their promotion aspirations very much alive with one game of the Super League Qualifiers, at home to Halifax, remaining.
Much conjecture during the week's build up to the final match had centred on whether the Londoners could qualify, and then secure a home fixture in the Million Pound Game. Results in the 48 hours preceding the contest would have a major bearing on the outcome and close challengers, Toulouse Olympique's loss at Salford Red Devils on the Thursday evening greatly improved the chances of Danny Ward’s men making the end of season finale, although Toronto Wolfpack’s stunning 17-16 success over fallen champions, Leeds Rhinos at Headingley a day later, meant the Londoners were almost certain to have to travel. The Broncos had to avoid an unlikely 24 point defeat at Trailfinders Sports Ground on the Saturday evening to ensure qualification, a feat they achieved as a Jarrod Sammut inspired display was enough to see the southern based outfit earn a come from behind victory. The triumph was not without a hiccup though as Richard Marshall’s valiant West Yorkshiremen raced into an early twelve point lead before tries from Jarrod Sammut and Éloi Pélissier prior to the interval, the latter with his first for the club, and second half efforts from Kieran Dixon and Elliot Kear secured a 23–18 win, fifth position in the final table and an away berth in the Million Pound Game. Destination of travel was confirmed 24 hours later, as Hull Kingston Rovers’s 30–0 triumph over already relegated Widnes Vikings ensured their Super League status, leaving the London Broncos searching for their passports ahead of a trip back to the land of the Maple Leaf for the third time in 2018 to play Paul Rowley's Toronto Wolfpack on Canada Thanksgiving Sunday.
The London Broncos returned to the Betfred sponsored Super League after an absence of four years, with a stunning 4–2 victory against the Toronto Wolfpack in the Million Pound Game. In an enthralling try-less game, the Broncos emerged victorious thanks to a superb collective defensive display by Danny Ward’s men and the boot of Jarrod Sammut.
The ever reliable Jarrod Sammut kicked a goal in each half to silence an overwhelming majority of a record 9, 266 franchise crowd, and although the hosts' Gareth O’Brien, hero for the Salford Red Devils in the same fixture in 2016, had managed to cancel out the Australian born Maltese International's first half effort, his attempt to level for a second time from distance in the 69th minute of an absorbing contest missed narrowly, and thereafter the Londoners held out in thrilling fashion to celebrate a tense and well deserved win to spark wild on-field celebrations in Canada, and off-field at the Trailfinders Sports Ground where supporters had watched the match live on a big screen in the main bar.
The team that won promotion back to Super League: Alex Walker, Kieran Dixon, Ben Hellewell, Elliot Kear, Rhys Williams, Jay Pitts, Jarrod Sammut, Ben Evans, Éloi Pélissier, Mark Ioane, Matty Gee, Will Lovell, Daniel Hindmarsh. Interchange: Tom Spencer, Eddie Battye, Rob Butler, Matty Davies. Head Coach: Danny Ward, Assistant Jamie Langley. Home-grown fullback Alex Walker, who dislocated three fingers, breaking one of them in the first minute, was named man of the match for an outstanding performance, capped by a stunning last-ditch tackle to deny Toronto Wolfpack's Blake Wallace late on as the Broncos held firm to secure a famous win.
The end of the month saw a raft of players join the club as the London Broncos began their preparations for a return to the Betfred Super League. Matty Fozard, Nathan Mason and Greg Richards joined Éloi Pélissier in signing for Danny Ward’s men, the latter having played an influential part in the Londoners play-off promotion success, whilst James Cunningham and Elliot Kear agreed contracts to remain with the London-based outfit.
The month begins with the capture of Jordan Abdull from fellow Super League club, Hull FC, and Gideon Boafo signing his first full time professional contract with club after excelling with the London Broncos Academy.
The eagerly awaited 2019 Betfred Super League fixtures are released on the first Tuesday of the month, with the London Broncos scheduled to host Wakefield Trinity on the opening weekend of the new season. [1]
In further off season transfer activity the London Broncos capture the signature of St. Helens centre; Ryan Morgan on a season long loan, while the month ends with goodbye's to Jarrod Sammut, [2] Tom Spencer and Ben Evans who all leave the club after playing pivotal roles in helping the Southerners regain their Betfred Super League status.
London Broncos confirm their first pre-season fixture of 2019, and will travel to Betfred League 1 outfit, Doncaster R.L.F.C. on 20 January.
A quiet end to the year sees the London Broncos capture the signature of Luke Yates from NRL club, Newcastle Knights.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 23 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 866 | 374 | +492 | 41 | The Qualifiers |
2 | ![]() | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 907 | 423 | +484 | 33 | |
3 | ![]() | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 900 | 438 | +462 | 33 | |
4 | ![]() | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 643 | 416 | +227 | 33 | |
5 | ![]() | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 819 | 420 | +399 | 32 | Championship Shield |
6 | ![]() | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 849 | 508 | +341 | 32 | |
7 | ![]() | 23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 523 | 703 | −180 | 16 | |
8 | ![]() | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 437 | 843 | −406 | 14 | |
9 | ![]() | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 424 | 746 | −322 | 13 | |
10 | ![]() | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 382 | 816 | −434 | 13 | |
11 | ![]() | 23 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 402 | 866 | −464 | 8 | |
12 | ![]() | 23 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 327 | 926 | −599 | 8 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 218 | 75 | +143 | 10 | Super League XXIV |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 216 | 137 | +79 | 10 | |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 197 | 162 | +35 | 10 | |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 118 | +18 | 10 | Million Pound Game |
5 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 161 | 164 | −3 | 8 | |
6 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 156 | 190 | −34 | 6 | 2019 Championship |
7 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 92 | 173 | −81 | 2 | |
8 | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 68 | 225 | −157 | 0 |
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Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV | Report |
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21/01/2018 | Friendly | ![]() | Away | Keepmoat Stadium | W | 22-16 | Adebyi, Lovell, Sammut, Ioane | Sammut 3/3, Meadows 0/1| | - | - | Report |
26/01/2018 | Friendly | ![]() | Away | Craven Park, Hull | L | 18-24 | Sammut, Pitts, Bienek | Sammut 3/3 | - | - | Report |
Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV | Report |
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04/02/2018 | Round 1 | ![]() | Home | Trailfinders Sports Ground | W | 56–12 | Meadows, Williams, Harrison, Dixon, Battye, Sammut, Ioane, Cunningham, Davis, Walker | Sammut 8/10 | 801 | - | Report Archived 15 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine |
11/02/2018 | Round 2 | ![]() | Away | Crown Flatt | W | 12-0 | Battye, Sammut | Sammut 2/3 | 795 | - | Report |
18/02/2018 | Round 3 | ![]() | Home | Trailfinders Sports Ground | W | 44–24 | Sammut (3), Pitts, Walker, Dixon (2) | Sammut 7/7, Dixon 1/1 | 1,085 | - | Report |
25/02/2018 | Round 4 | ![]() | Home | Trailfinders Sports Ground | W | 47–16 | Pewhairangi, Davis, Williams, Johnstone, Walker (2), Cunningham | Sammut 6/7, Sammut 3/3 (Pens), Sammut 1DG | 1,205 | Premier Sports | Report |
11/03/2018 | Round 6 | ![]() | Home | Trailfinders Sports Ground | W | 68-12 | Dixon (4), Pewhairangi (2), Williams (2), Gee, S. Davis, Lovell, Cunningham | Sammut 6/7, Dixon 4/5 | 1,200 | - | Report |
25/03/2018 | Round 7 | ![]() | Away | Heywood Road | W | 64-18 | Dixon (2), Walker (3), Lovell, Cunningham (2), Meadows, Bienek, Hellewell, Spencer | Dixon 8/13 | 518 | - | Report |
30/03/2018 | Round 8 | ![]() | Home | Trailfinders Sports Ground | L | 16-36 | Pitts, Hellewell, Pewhairangi | Sammut 2/3 | 891 | - | Report |
02/04/2018 | Round 9 | ![]() | Away | Leigh Sports Village | L | 18-31 | Kear, Cunningham, Gee | Sammut 3/3 | 3,328 | - | Report |
08/04/2018 | Round 10 | ![]() | Away | The Shay | L | 16-26 | Williams, Kear, Lovell | Sammut 1/2, Dixon 1/1 | 1,595 | - | Report |
13/04/2018 | Round 11 | ![]() | Away | Spotland Stadium | W | 30-15 | Dixon (3), Adebiyi (2) | Sammut 3/4, Dixon 2/2 | 312 | - | Report |
28/04/2018 | Round 12 | ![]() | Home | Trailfinders Sports Ground | W | 64-6 | Pitts, Sammut (3), Davis (2), Evans, Lovell, Williams (2), Kear | Sammut 10/11 | 733 | - | Report |
06/05/2018 | Round 13 | ![]() | Home | Trailfinders Sports Ground | L | 30-40 | Williams, Walker, Gee, Meadows, Adebiyi | Sammut 5/5 | 1,340 | - | Report |
13/05/2018 | Round 5 | ![]() | Away | Olympic Legacy Park | W | 66-14 | Pitts,Sammut (3),Adebiyi (2), Dixon (2), Ioane, Walker, Cunningham | Sammut 11/11 | 517 | - | Report |
20/05/2018 | Round 14 | ![]() | Home | Trailfinders Sports Ground | W | 46-12 | Williams (2), Ioane, Gee (2),Sammut, Davis, Dixon | Sammut 7/8 | 771 | - | Report |
27/05/2018 | Round 15 | ![]() | Summer Bash | Bloomfield Road | L | 28-40 | Sammut, Pitts, Evans, Williams (2) | Sammut 4/5 | 11,805 | Sky Sports | Report |
09/06/2018 | Round 16 | ![]() | Away | Lamport Stadium | L | 12-32 | Sammut, Kear | Sammut 2/2 | 7,384 | Premier Sports | Report |
17/06/2018 | Round 17 | ![]() | Home | Trailfinders Sports Ground | W | 68-0 | Pitts (2), Dixon (2), Pewhairangi (3), Cunningham (2), Evans, Walker (2) | Dixon 10/12 | 684 | - | Report |
24/06/2018 | Round 18 | ![]() | Home | Trailfinders Sports Ground | W | 58-22 | Williams, Dixon, Cunningham, Sammut (2), Kear, Pewhairangi, Davis, Pitts, Walker | Dixon 9/10 | 684 | - | Report |
01/07/2018 | Round 19 | ![]() | Away | Mount Pleasant, Batley | W | 38-16 | Pewhairangi, Williams (2), Gee, Pitts, Dixon, Spencer | Dixon 5/7 | 889 | - | Report |
07/07/2018 | Round 20 | ![]() | Away | Stade Ernest-Argelès | D | 20-20 | Cunningham, Davies, Battye | Dixon 4/4 | 2,544 | - | Report |
15/07/2018 | Round 21 | ![]() | Home | Trailfinders Sports Ground | W | 20-18 | Williams (2), Walker, Evans | Dixon 2/4 | 754 | - | Report |
22/07/2018 | Round 22 | ![]() | Away | Post Office Road | W | 14-7 | Dixon, Walker, Sammut | Sammut | 2,434 | - | Report |
29/07/2018 | Round 23 | ![]() | Away | Craven Park | W | 72-6 | Williams (3), Walker (3), Cunningham (2), Sammut (2), Harrison, Dixon, Pewhairangi | Sammut 6/7, Dixon 4/6 | 1,044 | - | Report |
Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV | Report |
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09/08/2018 | Round 1 | ![]() | Away | Halton Stadium | W | 21-20 | Ioane, Harrison, Dixon (2) | Sammut 2/4, Pewhairangi 1DG | 3,432 | Sky Sports | Report |
19/08/2018 | Round 2 | ![]() | Home | Trailfinders Sports Ground | L | 32-48 | Dixon, Williams (2), Hindmarsh, Evans, Hellewell | Sammut 4/6 | 1,904 | - | Report |
01/09/2018 | Round 3 | ![]() | Away | Lamport Stadium | L | 22-34 | Williams, Walker, Evans, Davis | Sammut 3/4 | 7,557 | Sky Sports | Report |
09/09/2018 | Round 4 | ![]() | Home | Trailfinders Sports Ground | W | 34-8 | Cunningham, Dixon, Walker (2), Hellewell | Sammut 7/8 | 696 | - | Report |
15/09/2018 | Round 5 | ![]() | Away | Craven Park, Hull | L | 18-30 | Sammut, Gee, Channing | Sammut 3/3 | 7,210 | - | Report |
22/09/2018 | Round 6 | ![]() | Home | Trailfinders Sports Ground | W | 11-8 | Pitts | Sammut 3/3, Sammut 1DG | 809 | - | Report |
29/09/2018 | Round 7 | ![]() | Home | Trailfinders Sports Ground | W | 23-18 | Sammut, Pélissier, Dixon, Kear | Sammut 3/4, Sammut 1DG | 869 | Sky Sports | Report |
Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV | Report |
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07/10/2018 | Million Pound Game | ![]() | Away | Lamport Stadium | W | 4-2 | - | Sammut 2/2 | 9,266 | Sky Sports | Report |
Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV | Report |
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18/03/2018 | Challenge Cup | Round 4 | ![]() | Away | Derwent Park | W | 22-20 | Williams (2), Pewhairangi, Spencer | Dixon 3/4 | 548 | - | Report |
22/04/2018 | Challenge Cup | Round 5 | ![]() | Away | Leigh Sports Village | L | 0-40 | 2,507 | - | Report |
FB=Fullback (1) | W=Winger (2 & 5) | C=Centre (3 & 4) | SO=Stand Off (6) | SH=Scrum half (7) | P=Prop (8) | H=Hooker (9) | FR=Front Row (10) | SR=Second Row (11 & 12) | LF=Loose forward (13) | I=Interchange (14-17) |
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Squad No | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R5 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 |
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1 | Elliot Kear | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | C | W | C | C | C | C | C | W | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
2 | Rhys Williams | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
3 | Ben Hellewell | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | C | C | C |
4 | Matty Fleming | x | x | C | C | C | x | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | C | C | C | x | x | x | x | x |
5 | Kieran Dixon | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | x | W | FB | x | W | W | W | W | x | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
6 | Api Pewhairangi | x | x | x | SO | SO | SO | SO | x | SO | SO | x | x | SO | x | x | C | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO |
7 | Jarrod Sammut | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | x | SH | SH | SH | H | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | x | I | H | x | I | I | I |
8 | Tom Spencer | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | x | x | P | P | P | P | x | I | P | I | I | SR |
9 | James Cunningham | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | x | x | I | I | I | I | H | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH |
10 | Mark Ioane | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | I | x | x | x | I | I | I | FR | FR | FR | P | I | I | I | I | I |
11 | Daniel Harrison | SR | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SR | SR | SR | x | SR | SR | x | x | x | I | I | I | I |
12 | Jay Pitts | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | LF | SR | SR | LF |
13 | Matt Davis | LF | LF | LF | LF | LF | LF | LF | LF | LF | LF | H | H | H | H | H | LF | LF | LF | LF | H | LF | LF | x |
14 | Alex Walker | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | x | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB |
15 | Eddie Battye | I | I | I | I | x | I | I | FR | I | FR | FR | FR | P | FR | LF | I | I | I | P | SR | P | P | P |
16 | Matty Gee | I | I | SR | x | I | SR | x | SR | x | x | I | I | I | I | I | I | x | I | I | I | x | x | x |
17 | Michael Channing | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | C | C | C | SO | SO | x | x | x | C | x | x | x | x |
18 | Ben Evans | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | I | P | FR | I | I | x | I | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR |
19 | Sadiq Adebiyi | I | I | I | I | I | x | x | x | I | I | LF | LF | LF | LF | I | I | I | I | x | x | x | x | x |
21 | Will Lovell | C | C | x | SR | SR | C | SR | C | SR | SR | I | I | I | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
23 | Rob Butler | x | x | x | I | I | I | I | I | I | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | I |
24 | Jacob Ogden | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
25 | Matt Davies | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | I | x | x | x | x | I | H | H | I | I | x | x | x |
26 | Daniel Hindmarsh | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | I | x | x | x | SR | x | x | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR |
27 | James Meadows | SO | SO | SO | x | x | SH | x | SO | x | SH | SO | SO | x | x | x | SO | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
29 | Sam Davis | I | x | x | x | I | I | I | I | I | I | x | x | x | x | x | x | I | x | x | x | x | x | x |
30 | Éloi Pélissier | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | H | H | H |
31 | Daymeric Pelo | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Lewis Bienek | x | x | I | x | - [lower-alpha 1] | I | I | I | FR | I | - [lower-alpha 2] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Jordan Johnstone | - [lower-alpha 3] | x | I | I | I | - [lower-alpha 4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
FB=Fullback (1) | W=Winger (2 & 5) | C=Centre (3 & 4) | SO=Stand Off (6) | SH=Scrum half (7) | P=Prop (8) | H=Hooker (9) | FR=Front Row (10) | SR=Second Row (11 & 12) | LF=Loose forward (13) | I=Interchange (14-17) |
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Squad No | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | MPG |
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1 | Elliot Kear | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
2 | Rhys Williams | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
3 | Ben Hellewell | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
4 | Matty Fleming | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
5 | Kieran Dixon | W | W | W | W | x | W | W | W |
6 | Api Pewhairangi | SO | SO | x | x | x | x | x | x |
7 | Jarrod Sammut | I | I | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH |
8 | Tom Spencer | I | I | I | x | x | I | I | I |
9 | James Cunningham | SH | SH | SO | SO | SO | x | x | x |
10 | Mark Ioane | I | I | I | P | P | P | P | P |
11 | Daniel Harrison | I | I | I | I | x | x | x | x |
12 | Jay Pitts | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SO | SO | SO |
13 | Matt Davis | LF | LF | LF | H | H | H | x | x |
14 | Alex Walker | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB |
15 | Eddie Battye | P | P | P | LF | LF | LF | LF | I |
16 | Matt Gee | x | x | I | I | I | SR | SR | SR |
17 | Michael Channing | x | x | x | x | W | x | x | x |
18 | Ben Evans | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR |
19 | Sadiq Adebiyi | x | x | x | I | I | I | I | x |
21 | Will Lovell | x | x | x | x | I | x | I | SR |
23 | Rob Butler | x | x | x | x | x | I | x | I |
24 | Jacob Ogden | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
25 | Matt Davies | x | x | x | x | x | x | I | I |
26 | Daniel Hindmarsh | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | LF |
27 | James Meadows | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
29 | Sam Davis | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
30 | Éloi Pélissier | H | H | H | I | I | I | H | H |
31 | Daymeric Pelo | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Lewis Bienek | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Jordan Johnstone | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
FB=Fullback (1) | W=Winger (2 & 5) | C=Centre (3 & 4) | SO=Stand Off (6) | SH=Scrum half (7) | P=Prop (8) | H=Hooker (9) | FR=Front Row (10) | SR=Second Row (11 & 12) | LF=Loose forward (13) | I=Interchange (14-17) |
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Squad No | Player | R4 | R5 |
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1 | Elliot Kear | FB | W |
2 | Rhys Williams | W | W |
3 | Ben Hellewell | x | x |
4 | Matty Fleming | C | C |
5 | Kieran Dixon | W | FB |
6 | Api Pewhairangi | SO | SO |
7 | Jarrod Sammut | x | H |
8 | Tom Spencer | P | P |
9 | James Cunningham | H | x |
10 | Mark Ioane | x | x |
11 | Daniel Harrison | x | x |
12 | Jay Pitts | SR | SR |
13 | Matt Davis | x | LF |
14 | Alex Walker | x | x |
15 | Eddie Battye | I | FR |
16 | Matty Gee | LF | SR |
17 | Michael Channing | x | C |
18 | Ben Evans | x | x |
19 | Sadiq Adebiyi | x | I |
21 | Will Lovell | SR | I |
23 | Rob Butler | I | x |
24 | Jacob Ogden | C | x |
25 | Matt Davies | x | x |
26 | Daniel Hindmarsh | I | x |
27 | James Meadows | SH | SH |
29 | Sam Davis | I | I |
30 | Éloi Pélissier | x | x |
31 | Daymeric Pelo | x | x |
Lewis Bienek | FR | I | |
Jordan Johnstone | x | x |
Most Points in a Game
Most tries in a Game
Highest score in a winning game
Lowest score in a winning game
Greatest winning margin
Greatest number of games won consecutively
Highest score in a losing game
Lowest score in a losing game
Greatest losing margin
Greatest number of games lost consecutively
Country | Name | Position | Signed from | Date |
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![]() | Matty Fleming | Centre | ![]() | November 2017 |
![]() | Will Lovell | Centre | ![]() | November 2017 |
![]() | Jordan Johnstone | Scrum half | ![]() | February 2018 |
![]() | Lewis Bienek | Prop | ![]() | March 2018 |
![]() | Daymeric Pelo | Prop | Limoux Grizzlies (Until end of the season) | July 2018 |
![]() | Éloi Pélissier | Hooker | | July 2018 |
Country | Name | Position | Club Signed | Date |
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![]() | Dalton Grant | Wing | ![]() | December 2017 |
![]() | Jordan Johnstone | Scrum half | ![]() | March 2018 |
![]() | Lewis Bienek | Prop | ![]() | March 2018 |
![]() | Lewis Bienek | Prop | ![]() | May 2018 |
![]() | Matt Davis | Hooker | ![]() | June 2018 - 2-year deal, starting in 2019 season |
![]() | Michael Channing | Centre | Retirement | October 2018 |
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